antecursor
From LSJ
εἰργάζοντο λογάδην φέροντες λίθους καὶ ξυνετίθεσαν ὡς ἕκαστόν τι ξυμβαίνοι → they went to work bringing the stones as they picked them out and put them together as each one happened to fit
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
antĕcursor: ōris, m. antecurro,
I he that runs before; hence,
I In milit. lang.: antecursores, the forerunners of the army, the advanced guard, precursors, pioneers, Caes. B. G. 5, 47; id. B. C. 1, 16; 3, 36; so Vulg. Sap. 12, 8.—
II In Tert. John the Baptist is so named, as the forerunner of Christ, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 33.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
antĕcursŏr,¹⁴ ōris, m. (ante, curro),
1 qui court en avant ; au pl., éclaireurs d’avant- garde : Cæs. G. 5, 47, 1 ; C. 1, 16, 3, etc.
2 précurseur, avant-coureur : Tert. Res. 22, etc.
